Goal (2007 Hindi film)
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Director Vivek Agnihotri Language Hindi | 4.8/10 IMDb Duration Country India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Writer Anurag Kashyap , Rohit Malhotra , Vikramaditya Motwane Release date 23 November 2007 Tagline Heroes will rise | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dhan Dhana Dhan Goal (English: Get Set Goal) is a 2007 Bollywood sport film. It was released on 29 November 2007, produced by Ronnie Screwvala and directed by Vivek Agnihotri for UTV Motion Pictures. The film stars John Abraham, Bipasha Basu, Arshad Warsi and Boman Irani. The film's soundtrack is composed by Pritam with lyrics by Javed Akhtar. Dhan Dhana Dhan Goal is a contemporary fictional story of the South Asian community in the UK, told through the prism of professional football. The film received positive reviews though the film was only moderately successful at the box-office and was declared "Average" by Box Office India. The film was premiered in the Tous Les Cinemas du Monde (World Cinema) section of 2007 Cannes Film Festival.
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Cast
Crew
Soundtrack
The soundtrack for the film was released on November 2007. It has been given a rating of 3 out of 5 on indiaFm.com.
Lyrics by Javed Akhtar. Background score by Sanjoy Chowdhury, the son of late Maestro Sri Salil Chowdhury.
Critical reception
Indiafm.com gave the film 3 Out of 5, saying that "On the whole, Dhan Dhana Dhan Goal has an ordinary first hour, but the post-interval portions, especially the exhilarating climax, makes up for everything." Joginder Tuteja of IndiaGlitz gave 3.5 of 5 stars stating the film is "One more sports anthem in 2007".
Production
The film had the working title of Goal until August 2007.
Locations
While the film was being shot at the Millwall Football Club, Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai made a surprise appearance to watch the filming of Dhan Dhana Dhan Goal
Old Trafford the stadium of Manchester United is shown during a scene where Tony tries to inspire the players to play for more than themselves for honour, glory and pride by telling them the story of the Munich Air Disaster and how Manchester United fought through the odds. The cast got to shoot inside the dressing room too. '
Release
A sneak peek of Dhan Dhana Dhan Goal was unveiled at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival
Sequel
After the release of Dhan Dhana Dhan Goal, director Vivek Agnihotri announced that there will be a sequel to the film. The sequel will have the same principal cast of John Abraham, Arshad Warsi, Bipasha Basu and Boman Irani. The film is yet to begin production however, it has been confirmed by Agnihotri and Abraham. The sequel's working title is Goal 2.
Songs
1Billo RaniRicha Sharma - Anand Raj Anand5:29
2Ishq Ka KalmaNeeraj Shridhar4:41
3Hey DudeThe Dub Factory - Devrat4:57